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Beheading, and France calls for ‘global strategy’ to deal with the Islamic State

François Hollande Janvier COGwriter The President of France wants a global strategy to deal with the threat from Islamic State terrorists: August 20, 2014 U.S. intelligence officials on Wednesday confirmed the authenticity of a grisly video showing the beheading of American freelance journalist James Foley by the Islamic State militant group. The Sunni extremist group [...]

Rocket firings have resumed between Gaza and Israel

Israel-Gaza Barrier COGwriter Negotiations to continue the cease-fire apparently ended as Hamas launched rockets and Israel resumed its offensive: August 20, 2014 JERUSALEM— Israel and Palestinian fighters in Gaza exchanged fire Tuesday night and Wednesday morning as cease-fire talks in Egypt broke down. Palestinian authorities say at least 11 people were killed in the latest [...]

Vatican City, St. Peter’s, and Satan’s Throne?

Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God produced a relatively popular sermon related to Vatican City which is at its ContinuingCOG channel. 1:09:10 The Vatican, Peter, and ‘Satan’s Throne’ This is an on-location video from Vatican City and Rome, Italy. Topics covered include St. Peter’s basilica, head coverings, the ‘keys [...]

More Spanish Language News and Articles

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Having materials translated into various languages helps us to go through all the ‘doors’ (cf.2 Corinthians 2:12). Also, in addition to getting every edition of its Bible News Prophecy magazine translated into Spanish, more and more articles have been [...]

Pope Francis to lift beatification ban on Marxist-leaning Bishop Romero; Francis comments about China and his own death

Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez COGwriter Pope Francis answered a reporters question about China and lifted a beatification ban related to a bishop from El Salvador: August 19, 2014 Here below we publish a Vatican-approved English translation of Pope Francis’ hour-long airborne press conference, given Monday on the flight back from South Korea. … Q. [...]

Syria and USA both fighting Islamic State; USA confirms destruction of certain chemical weapons

Bashar Hafez al-Assad COGwriter Syria and the USA are both fighting the Islamic State: August 19, 2014 As the U.S. military strikes ISIS militants in Iraq, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces have significantly stepped up their own campaign against militant strongholds in Syria, carrying out dozens of airstrikes against the group’s headquarters in the past [...]

French opposition to Scottish independence tied to threat of rising Germany

(Photo by Gebruiker:Ellywa) COGwriter The BBC had the following: Nothing unites different nations quite like mutual enemies. … Certainly, in Paris – though no-one in government would presume to say it openly – there is no enthusiasm for Scottish independence. One factor is the regional example. France believes in the nation state, and would look [...]

Boko Haram terrorizing Cameroon and massively murdering non-Muslims

Logo of Boko Haram (ArnoldPlaton) COGwriter There more disturbing reports about the Islamic terrorist group called Boko Haram: August 18, 2014 YAOUNDE—Fotocol, a Cameroonian town across the border from Nigeria’s Borno state – the base of the Islamist group Boko Haram – looks deserted.So, too, are many surrounding villages where stray bullets regularly strike houses, [...]

Tear gas again in Ferguson after private autopsy reveals six bullet hits

Exploded Tear Gas and Canister (Ντουντούκα) COGwriter The situation remains tense as violence has been continuing in Ferguson, Missouri: August 18, 2014 The governor of the central U.S. state of Missouri has ordered the National Guard to the town of Ferguson, after a week of sometimes violent protests sparked by the shooting death of an [...]

The origin of the universe and Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins (Photo by Shane Pope) COGwriter Richard Dawkins did a video a while back. In the video he says ” “Something Pretty Mysterious MUST have given rise to the origin of the universe.” VIDEO: http://ppsimmons.blogspot.ca/2013/08/... . Something mysterious? People such as Richard Dawkins often like to act like that science has all the answers [...]